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Pride Budgets Shrink in Some Cities While Community Funders Step In
Corporate sponsorship pullbacks after 2023-2025 have forced several Pride organizations to rebuild budgets from community donations and grants.
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The Land Trust Model Keeping Neighborhoods From Being Priced Out
A nonprofit owns the land forever, a family owns the house — and the price stays capped for the next buyer, too.
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Back-to-School Drives 2026 Gear Up From Denver to Louisville
Operation Backpack returns nationwide, Denver's Back to School Bash runs through August, and Twin Cities volunteers are packing supply kits through mid-August.
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New York's Participatory Budgeting Vote Drew Ballots From 22 Districts
Results announced in May 2026 show residents directing money street by street — more than 100 voting sites across 22 council districts — as the PB model keeps spreading.
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Pride Season Rolls On: Houston Celebrates, NYC Prepares to March
Houston's 48th official celebration drew crowds to City Hall on June 6, and with the NYC Pride March set for June 28 under the theme "For All of Us," the season is mid-stride.
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Juneteenth 2026 Brings AFRAM's 50th and Kansas City's Heritage Festival
As the June 19 holiday approaches, cities have announced a landmark slate: Baltimore's AFRAM turns 50 in Druid Hill Park and Kansas City's JuneteenthKC marks 15 years.
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Mutual Aid Networks Became First Responders After the 2025 Floods
From Eastern Kentucky's February floods to the Texas Hill Country in July, neighbor-run networks delivered food, funds, and cleanup crews when the water rose.
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Communities Register Earth Day Cleanups Under Our Power Theme
Ahead of April 22, 2026, neighborhoods are posting local cleanup events to the Great Global Cleanup campaign, whose coordinated efforts have mobilized millions of participants.
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Fare-Free Transit Results Split: Boston Rides Rise, Kansas City Reinstates Fares
As Kansas City prepares to bring back bus fares on June 1, 2026, evidence from Boston, Massachusetts regional systems, and Albuquerque shows free rides work — when the money holds.
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Little Free Library Passes 200,000 Boxes and 400 Million Books
From one Wisconsin backyard box in 2009 to a 200,000-library network in March 2025, the book-sharing movement keeps hitting milestones neighbors built themselves.